Daily challenge: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The complete record of this day's puzzles: each grid, every word it contained, and the players who scored highest. Words are validated against Popple's 172,727-word dictionary; minimum length is 3 letters on 4×4, 4 on 5×5, and 5 on 6×6.

4x4 grid (146 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

NOTA
PEMH
NTEM
AAGM

All 146 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

GATEMEN, GEMMATE, MEATMEN, POTHEEN, TAGMEME, TENTAGE, TOMENTA

6-letter words (9)

GEMOTE, MENAGE, METAGE, OMENTA, POMMEE, PONENT, POTENT, POTMEN, TONEME

5-letter words (19)

AMENT, ANTAE, ATONE, EATEN, EMMET, EMOTE, ENATE, GEMMA, GEMOT, MEANT, MENTA, MOTET, NETOP, NOMEN, OMEGA, TEETH, THEME, THETA, TOPEE

4-letter words (55)

AGEE, AHEM, AMEN, ANTA, ANTE, ATMA, ATOM, ATOP, ETNA, GANE, GATE, GETA, HAME, HATE, HEAT, HEME, MATE, MATH, MEAN, MEAT, MEET, MEMO, MENO, META, METE, METH, MOPE, MOTE, MOTH, NEEM, NEMA, NEON, NOMA, NOME, NOPE, NOTA, NOTE, OMEN, OPEN, PENT, PEON, POEM, POET, POME, PONE, TAME, TEEM, TEEN, TENT, TETH, THEE, THEM, TOME, TONE, TOPE

3-letter words (56)

AGE, ANA, ANE, ANT, ATE, EAT, EME, EON, ETA, ETH, GAE, GAN, GAT, GEE, GEM, GET, HAM, HAT, HEM, HET, HMM, MAT, MEM, MEN, MET, MON, MOP, MOT, NAE, NAG, NEE, NET, NOM, NOT, ONE, OPE, OPT, PEE, PEN, PET, POM, POT, TAE, TAG, TAM, TAN, TEA, TEE, TEG, TEN, TET, THE, TOE, TOM, TON, TOP

5x5 grid (504 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ORTAI
AESCL
DIAED
NALDD
PATSD

All 504 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

PALAESTRAE

9-letter words (8)

DEADLIEST, DELICATES, DIALECTAL, ESCALADER, PALAESTRA, PALESTRAE, PALISADED, RESADDLED

8-letter words (28)

ALCAIDES, ALCALDES, ANALECTA, ANALECTS, DEADLIER, DELICATE, DELISTED, DERAILED, DETAILED, DIALECTS, ESCALADE, LACTEALS, PALESTRA, PALISADE, REALISED, REDIALED, RESADDLE, RESAILED, RESCALED, RETAILED, SLANDERS, STAIDEST, STANDERS, TAPADERA, TAPADERO, TREACLES, TREADLED, TREADLES

7-letter words (58)

AEDILES, ALCADES, ALCAIDE, ALCALDE, ATRESIA, DEADEST, DELATED, DELATES, DELICTS, DERAILS, DESALTS, DETRAIN, DIALECT, DIASTER, DIESELS, ELATERS, LACTASE, LACTEAL, LANDERS, LATERAD, NAIADES, PALACED, PALACES, PALADIN, PALIEST, PANDERS, PANDIES, PANIERS, RADIALE, RADIALS, READDED, REALEST, REALISE, REALIST, REDIALS, RESAILS, RESCALE, RESEALS, RESILED, RETSINA, ROADIES, SADDLED, SCALADE, SCALDED, SCALIER, SERAILS, SLANDER, SLIDERS, STADIAS, STAIDER, STALEST, STANDER, STEADED, TEASELS, TRAILED, TREACLE, TREADED, TREADLE

6-letter words (109)

ADDLED, ADDLES, AECIAL, AEDILE, AIDERS, ALCADE, AORTAL, AORTAS, CALESA, CASEIN, CASTER, CATERS, CEASED, DAEDAL, DALASI, DEASIL, DECALS, DELATE, DELICT, DELIST, DERAIL, DESALT, DESERT, DETAIL, DIALED, DIESEL, DISCED, DISTAL, EASELS, EASIER, EASTER, ECLATS, EDILES, ELATED, ELATER, ELATES, ELIDES, IDEALS, LADERS, LADIES, LAICAL, LANAIS, LANDER, LASTED, LASTER, LEASED, LEASER, LIDARS, LISTED, LISTER, NAIADS, NAILED, NALEDS, OREADS, PALACE, PALAIS, PALEAE, PALEST, PALIER, PANADA, PANDER, PANIER, RADIAL, RADIAN, RAILED, RAISED, REACTS, READDS, REALES, REALIA, REDIAE, REDIAL, REDIAS, RESAID, RESAIL, RESALE, RESEAL, RESECT, RESEDA, RESILE, RETAIL, ROADIE, SADDLE, SAILED, SALINA, SCALDS, SCALED, SEALED, SEDILE, SERAIL, SLIDER, SLIDES, SLIEST, STADES, STADIA, STALED, STALES, STEADS, STEALS, STRAIN, TAILED, TALCED, TANIST, TEASED, TEASEL, TERAIS, TRADES, TRAILS, TREADS

5-letter words (149)

ACTED, ADDED, ADDLE, AECIA, AIDER, AIDES, AILED, ALAND, ALECS, ALIAS, ALIST, ANILE, ANILS, ANISE, AORTA, AREAE, AREAL, AREAS, ARTAL, ASIDE, ASTER, ATLAS, CADES, CASED, CASTE, CATER, CATES, CEASE, CELTS, CESTA, CLAST, DACES, DALES, DARES, DARTS, DEADS, DEALS, DEALT, DEARS, DECAL, DEDAL, DEILS, DEIST, DELIS, DELTA, DIALS, DIETS, DISCI, EASED, EASEL, ECLAT, EDILE, ELAIN, ELAND, ELATE, ELIDE, ESTER, IDEAL, IDEAS, ILEAC, ILEAL, LACED, LACES, LADED, LADER, LADES, LAICS, LANAI, LASED, LASER, LATED, LATER, LEADS, LEASE, LEAST, LIANA, LIARS, LIDAR, LIERS, NAIAD, NAILS, NALED, NATAL, NIDAL, NIDES, OARED, OREAD, PADIS, PAILS, PAISA, PAISE, PALEA, PALED, PALES, PANDA, RAIAS, RAILS, RAISE, REACT, READD, READS, REALS, REDAN, REDIA, RESID, RESIN, SAICE, SAILS, SALAD, SALIC, SALTS, SATED, SCADS, SCALD, SCALE, SEALS, SEDAN, SERAI, SETAL, SIALS, SILDS, SILTS, SLAIN, SLIDE, SLIER, STADE, STAID, STAIN, STALE, STAND, STEAD, STEAL, STEIN, TACES, TAILS, TALAS, TALCS, TALES, TEALS, TEARS, TEASE, TEIND, TERAI, TERSE, TRADE, TRAIL, TRAIN, TREAD, TSADE

4-letter words (151)

AALS, ACED, ACES, ACTA, ACTS, ADDS, AERO, AIDE, AILS, ALAE, ALAN, ALAS, ALEC, ALES, ALTS, ANAL, ANIL, ANIS, AREA, ARES, ARSE, ARTS, ASCI, ASEA, ATAP, ATES, CADE, CADS, CAID, CAIN, CASA, CASE, CAST, CATE, CATS, CELS, CELT, DACE, DAIS, DALE, DALS, DARE, DART, DATA, DEAD, DEAL, DEAR, DEIL, DELI, DELS, DIAL, DIES, DIET, DISC, EARS, EASE, EAST, ELAN, ELDS, ERST, ETAS, ICED, ICES, IDEA, IDES, ILEA, LACE, LACS, LADE, LADS, LAIC, LAID, LAIN, LAND, LASE, LAST, LATE, LATS, LEAD, LEAL, LEAS, LEST, LIAR, LICE, LIED, LIER, LIES, LIST, NADA, NAIL, NIDE, NILS, OARS, ORAD, ORES, ORTS, PADI, PAID, PAIL, PAIN, PALE, PALS, PATS, RAIA, RAID, RAIL, RAIN, READ, REAL, REIN, REIS, REST, RETS, ROAD, ROES, SADE, SAID, SAIL, SAIN, SALE, SALS, SALT, SATE, SCAD, SCAT, SEAL, SEAR, SECT, SELS, SERA, SETA, SIAL, SIDE, SILD, SILT, SLAP, SLAT, SLED, SLID, TACE, TAIL, TAIN, TALA, TALC, TALE, TALI, TAPA, TEAL, TEAR, TEAS, TRAD

6x6 grid (132 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ILHRVU
DTIPEV
OVHSAT
SODDYD
CCILCR
DSSNSI

All 132 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

SHODDILY, SOOTHSAY

7-letter words (13)

CODLINS, DHOOTIS, DRYADIC, DYADICS, HODDINS, LITHOID, OODLINS, READILY, RESHOOT, SATYRIC, THREADS, THREADY, THREAPS

6-letter words (35)

ASDICS, ASPIRE, CISCOS, CODLIN, DHOOTI, DILDOS, DISCOS, DOVISH, DRYADS, DYADIC, EPHODS, ESPRIT, HODDIN, LIPASE, LISPER, LITHOS, LYRICS, LYSATE, OVOIDS, PERISH, READDS, REPAYS, RESHIP, RESHOD, SATYRS, SHODDY, SOOTHS, SPILTH, SPIREA, SPREAD, THREAD, THREAP, THREAT, THRESH, THRIPS

5-letter words (82)

ADIOS, APHIS, APISH, APRES, ASDIC, ASPER, CISCO, COILS, COINS, DASHI, DATER, DATES, DIDOS, DILDO, DISCO, DISCS, DOILY, DRYAD, DYADS, EPHOD, HIRES, IDYLS, LIDOS, LITHO, LYASE, LYRIC, ODDLY, OOTID, OVOID, PADIS, PADRI, PATER, PATES, PAVER, PAVES, PEATY, PERIL, PERIS, PITHS, PIVOT, PRESA, PRISE, READD, READS, READY, REAPS, REPAY, RESAY, RIPES, SADIS, SADLY, SATYR, SAVER, SCOOT, SHIRE, SHIVS, SHOOS, SHOOT, SILDS, SODDY, SODIC, SOILS, SOOTH, SOTHS, SPATE, SPILT, SPIRE, SPIVS, SPRIT, SYLIS, TAPER, TAPES, TAPIR, TAPIS, TEPAS, THRIP, TIPSY, TIRES, UVEAS, VIPER, VIRES, VOIDS